fromJson
Description
Converts the given JSON string into a SIL type (can be a primitive, array or struct).
Parameters
Return Type
String
Variable return type depends on the left hand side operator type.
Examples
Structs
Both examples show how JSON data can be parsed into an array or struct collections. Both examples use the following struct definitions:
struct code {
number [] rgba;
string hex;
}
struct color {
string color;
string category;
string type;
code code;
}
struct colors {
color [] colors;}</ac:plain-text-body></ac:structured-macro>Example 1 - Reading JSON from a file
string json = readFromTextFile("C:\\colors.json");
colors [] cData;
cData = fromJson(json);
return cData.colors[0].color;Example 2 - Reading JSON from a variable
string json = "{\"colors\":[{\"color\":\"red\",\"category\":\"hue\",\"type\":\"primary\",\"code\":{\"rgba\":[255,0,0,1],\"hex\":\"#FF0\"}}]}";
colors [] cData;
cData = fromJson(json);
return cData.colors[0].color;